I can understand just from a technical standpoint why saving the council doesn't drastically change things, just because of the sheer amount of stuff they'd have to make specifically for each starting point. But I'd still have liked to see it have some effect on the game.

And as for my teammates? Like there's the Mordin omni-tech thing, the Krogan armor, all the weapons upgrades that pertain to the various guns they use...should I take those into consideration or focus on my own weapons and abilities?

And as for my teammates? Like there's the Mordin omni-tech thing, the Krogan armor, all the weapons upgrades that pertain to the various guns they use...should I take those into consideration or focus on my own weapons and abilities?

Definitely take them into consideration. The geth sniper for Legion and the krogan shotgun for Grunt are a must.